Nick Maxwell In the city of Dublin in 1911 less than 20% of the population were Protestant; more startling is that the suburbs of Glasthule and Pembroke were each over 30% Protestant, Kingstown East was 35% and Rathmines East and West both almost 40%, while the Monkstown ward actually had a Catholic minority. In terms of employment, … Read more
President Michael D. Higgins’s recent state visit to the UK completed the second half of the diplomatic choreography initiated by Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Ireland three years ago. At every level it was a triumph, symbolising the friendship and good neighbourliness of two equal and sovereign peoples, a sovereignty in Ireland’s case hard-won by … Read more
Our May/June issue is out now, complete with another nifty cover courtesy of Robert Ballagh. And, as the cover suggests, we’re moving back towards centenary territory after our Brian Boru issue. In the current issue we have: Lord Sligo’s plunder of ancient Greece. Felix Larkin on the Phoenix Park murders. Brian Hanley on the … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140415-HistoryIrelandShow-035.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Seanchaí—Kerry Writers’ Museum, Listowel Roger Casement’s landing and arrest at Banna Strand has assured Kerry a place in the narrative (and song) of the 1916 Rising. The county was equally prominent in the War … Read more
Thur 8pm Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society, Glenalbyn Sports Club. Baggot Street Hospital 60 years ago, Michael Pegum. Adm. €3.